Texas § 301.191 PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

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§ 301.191 — PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

Texas § 301.191

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 301.191 (2026).

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Sec. 301.191. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.

(a)The commission shall develop risk assessment protocols to identify and assess possible instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs, including:

(1)the use of unemployment insurance wage records to identify:

(A)potential ineligible parents due to a change in income or underreporting of income;

(B)relative child-care providers who are engaged in other employment; and

(C)parents who do not have the required work history; and

(2)the identification of parents who apply for or receive child-care services in multiple workforce areas simultaneously.

(b)The commission shall ensure that local workforce development boards implement procedures to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-ca

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Sec. 301.191. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. (a) The commission shall develop risk assessment protocols to identify and assess possible instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs, including:
(1) the use of unemployment insurance wage records to identify:
(A) potential ineligible parents due to a change in income or underreporting of income;
(B) relative child-care providers who are engaged in other employment; and
(C) parents who do not have the required work history; and
(2) the identification of parents who apply for or receive child-care services in multiple workforce areas simultaneously.
(b) The commission shall ensure that local workforce development boards implement procedures to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.
(c) The commission may use a motor vehicle record, including a photographic image and signature, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.
(d) The commission may use the information under Subsection (c) otherwise for enforcement under this title.